 A battle or a triumph are conjunctures in which not one man in a million is likely to be engaged; but when we see a person at the point of death, we cannot forbear being attentive to every thing he...  The Spectator - Strona 1511738Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1786 - Liczba stron: 694
...ieads it. A battle or a triumph are coniunil'ires in which not one man in a mili ion is likely to he engaged; but when we fee a perfon at the point of...we cannot forbear being attentive to every thing he fays or does, beeaufe we are fure that forae time or other we (hall ourfelves be in the fame melancholy... | |
 | 1796 - Liczba stron: 622
...battle, or a triumph/ fays Mr. Addifun, ' are conjunctures in which not one jnan in a million is likoJy to be engaged ; but when we fee a perfon at the point...death, we cannot forbear being attentive to every tiling he fays or does; becaufe we are fure that fome time or other we (hall ourfelves be in the fame... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1796 - Liczba stron: 640
...lamenting over . JBurydice, in Virgil's Georgics : • ** Te veniente Die, te dccedcnte canebat." gaged; but when we fee a perfon at the point of death, we cannot forbear being attentive to every thing he fays or does; becaufe we are fure, that fome time or other, we mall ourfelves be in the fame melancholy... | |
 | 1797 - Liczba stron: 752
...ourfehcj ourfelves perfonally and intimately inferefted. " A battle or a triumph," fays Mr. Addifon, " are conjunctures, in which not one man in a million...we cannot forbear being attentive to every thing he fays or does ; becaufe we are fure thai, fome time or other, we (hall ourfclves be in the fame melancholy... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - Liczba stron: 338
...be the cafe of every one who Breads it. A. battle or a triumph are conjectures in which not one in.a million is likely to be engaged ; but when we fee a perfon at the point of death, we cannot foibear being attentive to every thing hs fays or does, beeaufe we are fure that fome time or other... | |
 | 1803 - Liczba stron: 372
...there is no other single circumstance in the story of any person, which can possibly be the case of any one who reads it. A battle or a triumph are conjunctures...in a million is likely to be engaged ; but when we see a person at the point of death, we cannot forbear being attentive to every thing he says or does,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - Liczba stron: 578
...because there is no other single circumstance in the story of any person, which can possibly be the case of every one who reads it. A battle, or a triumph,...in a million is likely to be engaged ; but when we see a person at the point of death, we cannot forbear being attentive to every thing he says or does,... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1807 - Liczba stron: 514
...find ourfelves perfonally and intimately intereiled. " A battle or a tri" umph," fays Mr. Addifon, " are conjunctures, in which not one " man in a million is likely to be engaged ; but when we fee a " perfen at the point of death, we cannot forbear being attentive " to every thing he fays or does... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Liczba stron: 302
...is no other single circumstance in the story of any person, which can possibly be the case of <vvery one who reads it. A battle or a triumph are conjunctures...in a million is likely to be engaged; but when we see a person at the point of death, we cannot forbear being attentive to every thing he says or does,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Liczba stron: 304
...story of any person, which can possibly be the case of every one who reads it. A battle or a trinmph are conjunctures in which not one man in a million is likely to be engaged ; but when we see a person at the point of death, we cannot forbear being attentive to every thing he says or does,... | |
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